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Crash of a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo near Urabá: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 2003 at 1930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XB-BAQ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Medellín – Panama City
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While cruising under VFR mode by night and marginal weather conditions, the twin engine struck the slope of a mountain located near Urabá. The aircraft left the airport of Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera at 1700LT with a Mexican pilot and a Colombian passenger on board bound for Panama City. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.